Well, thank you, Mr. Chair.
Quite frankly, I'm very disturbed that the government would deliberately misrepresent this motion. It's very clear to me that in transferring this sum of money to Service Canada, veterans are going to suffer. They rely on the kinds of services they receive from Veterans Affairs, and this plan to close the offices puts veterans at risk.
In regard to Service Canada, they do, indeed, work very hard. They're very good at what they do. Despite that, this government has seen fit to reduce their numbers. They cannot keep up with what they're currently doing. It's very clear to me that transferring Veterans Affairs to Service Canada will only exacerbate that and make it very difficult for our veterans to get the kind of support that is constantly being promised but not delivered.